In Cisco TMS: Systems > Provisioning > Users
On the left-hand side of the screen, two sections can be accessed using the accordion buttons Users and Groups and Configuration Templates.
Users and Groups
Selecting a user or group will display the settings for that user or group in the right hand pane of the Users window.
Button Description
Buttons on the left
Add Group Enter a display name to manually create a new user group . Add User Enter user details to manually create a new user.
Reload Update the list of groups and users if imported from Active Directory or LDAP.
Buttons on the right
Rename Group... Edit the display name of the group.
Edit User Edit the user details.
Delete Delete the group/user.
Send Account Information
Send an email message containing account information to all the users in the selected group or the selected user.
Move Group Move a group into another group folder.
Move User Move a user into another group.
Toggle Details Click to view more user details.
Go to Group View the group to which the selected user belongs.
Table 65: Buttons in the Users and Groups section
Collaboration Meeting Room Templates
These templates predefine settings for the Collaboration Meeting Rooms users can create from the Cisco TMSPE User Portal. Templates are applied to user groups.
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Before creating CMR templates, you must complete the TelePresence Conductor setup. For guidance on deploying Collaboration Meeting Rooms with Cisco TMSPE, see Cisco TMSPE Deployment Guide for Unified CM or Cisco VCS depending on your environment.
Button Description
New Template Create a new template.
TelePresence Conductor Settings
Add a new TelePresence Conductor peer to use for CMR templates, or change connection settings for existing TelePresence Conductor peers.
It is not possible to connect more than one TelePresence Conductor peer from a cluster per template.
Regenerate CMRs Updates, adds, and deletes CMR information on the TelePresence Conductor based on current CMR templates in Cisco TMSPE.
Check Sync Status CMR templates will be marked as out of sync between TelePresence Conductor and Cisco TMSPE when one or more of the following is true:
n The template has been updated
n User information has been updated, or one or more users have been deleted
n Something on the CMR has been altered.
The sync status check is performed automatically as the page is loaded. To check again, click Check Sync Status .
To synchronize CMRs, click Regenerate CMRs.
Verify Templates This verification checks whether:
n the TelePresence Conductor selected for each CMR template is active.
n Service Preference is correct according to what is available from the TelePresence Conductor.
n Maximum Conference Quality and Maximum Content Quality are configured and correspond between the CMR and TelePresence Conductor.
The check is not performed automatically. Click the button to run the verification if:
n Changes have been done on the TelePresence Conductor
n Alarms have been raised in Cisco TMSPE
n Users report failure to create new CMRs
Export Room Data Generate a .csv file with CMR information from each user that can be opened in for example Excel.
Table 66: Buttons in the Collaboration Meeting Room Template section.
New Template
When creating a new template, the available fields and values will depend on settings on TelePresence Conductor.
n For more detail on TelePresence Conductor settings, see Cisco TelePresence Conductor Administrator Guide.
n For examples with a Cisco Unified Communications Manager setup, see Cisco TelePresence Conductor with Cisco Unified Communications Manager Deployment Guide.
n For examples with a Cisco VCS setup, see Cisco TelePresence Conductor with Cisco VCS Deployment Guide.
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Field Description Template
Name
Assign a descriptive name to each template to ease the selection and maintenance of templates as the list grows.
For example, include a descriptor for video quality, geographical location, or other signifier that clearly conveys what the template does.
TelePresence Conductor
Select the TelePresence Conductor to use with the template from the drop-down list.
Service Preference
Select a Service Preference that has already been created on TelePresence Conductor.
SIP Alias Pattern
Create a pattern for alphanumeric dialing.
For example:
{display_name}, {first_name}, and {last_name} are also supported variables, but will typically lead to conflict during room creation in organizations where many may share the same name.
We strongly recommend using a unique identifier to minimize the risk of conflict and ensure alias predictability for users.
In the event of alias conflict when a user creates a new room, Cisco TMSPE will create a numeric alias only if enabled, or fail to create a room if no aliases can be generated.
Numeric Alias Pattern
Whether to add a numeric alias for each room in addition to the alphanumeric alias. Check to display the below settings.
Type Select whether to base the numeric alias pattern on:
n number ranges (Generate a Number)
n a RegEx pattern (Office Phone or Mobile Phone).
Number Ranges
Enter one or more number ranges to use for the numeric aliases. Ranges must be written with a hyphen and no spaces, and multiple ranges must be separated by commas.
Note that:
n Both parts of the range must contain the same number of digits. For example, 01-99 will work, but 1-99 will not .
n Ranges may overlap within and across templates. Duplicate numbers will not be generated.
n Numbers will be assigned randomly within the range, but if there are multiple ranges, the ranges will be consumed sequentially.
n A single number range cannot span more than one million numbers.
Example: 100000-123456, 200000-234567
Prefix Enter a string of numbers that will constitute the first part of all numeric aliases.
Table 67: Collaboration Meeting Room template configuration fields Adding and managing systems
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Field Description
RegEx To create the last part of the numeric alias, you may opt to use the user's office phone number or mobile phone number. Either choice requires that each user has the specified type of phone number available in Active Directory.
Use the Regex field to specify which part or parts to extract from the phone number.
Keep in mind that using parts of a phone number will not always generate a unique number.
We strongly recommend using a unique identifier to minimize the risk of conflict and ensure alias predictability for users.
In the event of alias conflict when a user creates a new room, Cisco TMSPE will create an alphanumeric alias if a pattern exists, or fail to create a Collaboration Meeting Room if no aliases can be generated.
Maximum Conference Quality
From the range of available video qualities, select the maximum quality that users will have access to when you assign them this template.
Content Sharing
Whether to allow content (presentation) sharing in rooms based on this template.
Maximum Content Quality
From the range of available qualities for content (presentation) sharing, select the maximum quality that users will have access to.
Limit Number of
Participants
Choose whether to set a maximum number of participants that will be allowed in the Collaboration Meeting Room.
Maximum Participants
Set a maximum number of participants to allow if Limit Number of Participants is enabled.
The upper limit for number of participants allowed in a CMR is controlled by Cisco TelePresence Conductor. For more detail, see documentation for Cisco TelePresence Conductor.
Limit Conference Duration
Choose whether to set a maximum duration for meetings in the CMR.
Enable this setting to prevent meetings where participants forget to disconnect, so that the meeting continues.
Maximum Minutes
Set a maximum meeting duration in minutes if Limit Conference Duration is enabled.
Allow Multiscreen
Choose whether to allow participating telepresence systems to use more than one screen.
Maximum Screens
Set a maximum number of screens allowed per participant if Allow Multiscreen is enabled.
Require Conference PIN
Choose whether a PIN must be set for the CMR.
Minimum Length
If requiring users to secure their room with a PIN, specify the minimum number of digits required.
Optimize Resources
Select whether to allow TelePresence Conductor to free up any allocated resources not used by participants once the meeting has started.
Advanced Parameters
Choose whether to set advanced parameters.
Table 67: Collaboration Meeting Room template configuration fields (continued)
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Field Description Advanced
Parameters
Configure bridge-specific JSON objects for advanced conference parameters on creation.
For examples of JSON, see Cisco TelePresence Conductor Administrator Guide.
Table 67: Collaboration Meeting Room template configuration fields (continued)
User Settings
Button Description
Edit Edit the patterns.
Reload Update patterns set at a higher group level.
Table 68: Buttons in the User Settings section.
Pattern Description Video
Address Pattern
The Video URI is used to generate video URIs. A video URI is used for your users FindMe addresses and can be used in phone books.
Example Video URI: {username}@example.org Caller ID
Pattern
The Caller ID is used to generate caller IDs. A Caller ID is used as the callback number when a FindMe call is routed through an ISDN gateway.
Example: {office_phone}
Device Address Pattern
The Device Address is used to generate device addresses that will be set on provisioned devices.
Example: {username}.{device.model}@example.org
Image URL Pattern
An image URL is a pointer to an image of the user that can be displayed in the Cisco TMSPE and FindMe user interfaces and in phone books on devices that support the feature. The supported extensions are .jpg, .jpeg, and .png.
Example: http://yourimageserver/users/{username}.png Table 69: Address patterns for user configuration
For further help with configuring the patterns, click on the help link in the Edit > User Settings popup window.
User Import
Click Configure to display the Type field.
Select the type of directory server to import groups and users from:
n Active Directory (AD)
n Active Directory with Kerberos (secure AD)
n Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
and enter the server settings.
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Provisioned Devices
Devices the user has logged on to are listed here.